Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-12-30
BUNkOED IN CHICAGO.
Vow NJ. Quad Invested Some of His Spar
Cash in the q arden City.

Chicago paper The other day ABOUT my
being bnnkoed in that city couple
of weeks ago. ! deny the allegation
in the most vigorous manner. can
take the reporter who wrote that item
by The heels and make him wish in
about a minute that he had EN- born
husI-ed years earlier or later 1t is
the p,.sest slandcr-ihe meanest cant
pai.n scandal boldest falsehood
sin ). 1872
Before proceeding further let me say
that he word bnnko is sometimes
spell III bunco. You can have it either
way ,ou like. but the grsnc is nearly
always the same, and all victims feel
the ssme.
Play the bunko game on me? Why.
knew that game thirty years ago,
and claim to be able TO tell bunko-
steerer from lawyer a whole block
away IndcDd, I've had bunko men
drop around 10 tell me that was the
very last man on the face of the earth
they'd think Of running up against.
might be roped in with gold brick.
but bunko-never.
House and turned up State street,
when good-looking young fellow halt
ed me, extended his hand for a shake
and exclaimed:
'Why. Quad old fellow. how arc
you, and how are all the folks In De-
troitP'
smiled. smiled because ! knew
L.. nd
my name and town from the hotel reg
lister, after The usual fashion. Bat |
shook his hand and replied that | wa
pretty well. aud that Detroit WAS daily
improving What's the use Of trying
TO crush n brnko-stecrcr into lfrlcss
mass without word Of warningp II
sides, wanted n little fun. and !
thought I'll see how far he'd 60. Mind
You. knew he was bunko-stoercr-
knew 1t as well rs | knew that | was in
Oh eago.
I'm awful glad to see any one from
Detroit he continued. Il suppose
you see father almost every dayP'
| assured him hat ! saw his father
scmi-daily. and that the old gent was
looking as happy rs Hubbard squash
ut fair q @. This seemed To relieve
his intense anxiety on that point and
he Invited mo 10 have cigar. No man
who can get good cigar ut the ex-
pcusc Of bunko-steerer should refuse
II. We entered gildcd den of devil
try. devoted 10 ihn sale of tobacco, and
got our weeds. and MS we sauntered
o.. Il I.A,. q
brothers. knew what his next move
would be, aud was ready for him.
We had not gone two blocks when
he halted n Il said;
"Ah! this calls TO mind. | bought a
lottery ticket the other day and II
drow little prize. This must be the
place whsrc ihey cash it. Yes. this is
the place"
| congratulated him on his luck.
told him | had been buying Lottery
tickets ever since the year one, and
had never ,et struck prize.
by the way, come up with me n
minute" he said, as he looked at his
ticket These fellows may be al
right or they NAY be full of ricks. Al
any rate, I'd like friend along
went. WHO'S afraid Of bunko
steererp VAS chuck ling TO yscf al
the time. and was will NJ TO give thu
fellow u little more rope. We ascend
ed TO the third floor and entered al
office. There eere two well-drcsse,
men in there. Tney did"'t seem Il
know my friend. aud he looked nroun,
~ 4. l. L.
room five hundred times before,
''rhis-this ticket bit IA prize yes
Arday. didn't itp' he asked. as h
produced the paper
Yes. sis--thteo hundred and iifl,
dollars" was the reply. Jim, Civ
the gentleman his money"
II was counted out. Then the gen
ilcmen explained to me that they ha,
daily drawing, and cashed prizes Il
once. That's the way the bunko gam
is always played. and nobody need IL
taken In.
! invest! Ring in on me an oil,
chestnut Of that colorl Take mo 70
granger from Posey County, But
after Il little red elton, | thought l.,
try it. 1t might be all right afte
ali. While they looked Liz
bunko-men, one cant always judy
by locks. invested six dollar
and HIT prize of ten dollars. wa
four dollars ahead, and I'd give thcr
the grin and walk out. /, But if
invcs cd the ten dollar, I'd probabl
hit twenty dollars. aud and-well,
inves ed the ten dollars. lost it. bu
was assured that Td have Letter luc
next lime. knew that as well rs the
did. No bunko-man can teach M
any thing. ! invested ten dollar
more and lost. Then | Invested tweu
ty dollars more and lost. Then pu
in thirty dollars and lost. Then ~
membercd that had agreed to NEE,
man ut the First National Bank at te
O'clock. aud babe ih,m good morn
ing and trippcd gaily down airs
stopping at tho door long enough t
ak them if it was II good day for sack
e,s.
Now. that's all there WAS % II, an
that's all the foundation that Chicag
paper had for saying that | wa
bunk ed. | identified the stcorer til
moment he addressed me. knew III
Office upstairs was snide the minut
entere it. | knew the drawing wa